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I Need a Good Lawyer

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

We’re deep believers in the benefits of openness, which means we publish open source software and create open content under Creative Commons licenses. We rely on free licenses to proprietary content and software, and typically get a “Yes!” Will we act as a fiscal sponsor, something we’ve avoided to date? What’s next?

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Mission Possible: Tell Us Your Symantec Story and Win Prizes!

Tech Soup

Sponsored by TechSoup Global (" Sponsor "), 435 Brannan St., The Challenge is open to all nonprofits and public libraries in the world that have received Symantec product donation(s) and are currently using the product. (a) c) Grant of Rights to Sponsor. Share your story. Official Rules. August 29, 2016.

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Adobe Creative Cloud Giveaway for Nonprofits at 17NTC!

Tech Soup

The Sweepstakes is open to individuals, submitting on behalf of nonprofit organizations and libraries all over the world, who are attending the 2017 Nonprofit Technology Conference ("17 NTC") in Washington, DC. Sponsored by TechSoup Global, 435 Brannan St., "Sponsor"). VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

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A Social Publishing Strategy by John Gautam, Pratham Books

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

However, once children learn how to read it is crucial to sustain their interest by cultivating a reading habit and while the aim was to provide a book in every child’s hand and a library in every neighbourhood we found that there was a dire shortage of high-quality, low-cost children’s books. See this blog post from Creative Commons ).

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Microsoft's Ecohero: How Sean Nicholson Is Saving the Earth

Tech Soup

This was mainly because refurbishers couldn't afford to put legal Windows licenses on used equipment. Refurbishers could either pay full price for licenses (and thereby price their equipment out of the market), or use pirated versions of Windows. Sean has sponsored all International Computer Refurbisher Summits.

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Moving to the Cloud? Keep These 8 Security Tips in Mind

Tech Soup

How is the provider protecting data against state-sponsored hackers? Sharing accounts might be convenient, and it might save you on licensing fees, but doing so can be a security liability. Cloud basics for nonprofits and libraries. Does the provider have a history of major security breaches or missteps? spanhidden.

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Is Privacy for Everyone (Including Donors) Dead?

Bloomerang

They had at the tips of their fingers vast amounts of information and knowledge, so they no longer had to travel to libraries to obtain research and have access to information. Instead, during a sensitive time, Yahoo found itself publicly announcing that it had been hacked—the largest in history—by a “state-sponsored actor.”

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